Category Archives: love

Overheard

On a walk, I overheard a young girl (13ish) on the cellphone with her friend: “Liz, its NOT cheating!” “He was just trying to stop them from fighting; its not cheating.” “Maybe if he tried to kiss them…” “He did … Continue reading

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Welcoming a Surprise Visitor

When I heard the footsteps move from the front door to the staircase up to my apartment, my heart started pounding.  I lept up from my desk chair, grapped the closest weapon I could find (it happened to be a … Continue reading

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How to Pass the Time On a Hot Night

Perhaps its because I am the oldest of three siblings and spent a lot of time coming up with activities to entertain others.  Maybe its just part of being a creative person.  It could just be utter boredom and a … Continue reading

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Mr. Clean is not only a bald, white guy.

If I buy Diene new cleaning supplies, it actually makes him happy to use them.   I hear my friends say they can’t get their boyfriends and husbands to clean, and I can’t get mine to stop.  For that, I am … Continue reading

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Baby, I can read your mind.

Diene and I made a pact to go for a bike ride after work; keep up the level of activity we’ve been enjoying. We both got ready and met on the porch for a preride photo. How funny that our … Continue reading

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Snippets of Love #4

(This is the fourth entry in the Snippets of Love Series.) We sat in the kitchen, two strangers, looking through his family photos. Beams of the afternoon sun were streaming through holes in the thatched roof. One ray of sunlight, … Continue reading

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